California's 9th Senate district

California's 9th State Senate district
Current senator	Nancy Skinner D–Berkeley
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	940,601 743,998 595,108
Demographics	31.82% White 19.81% Black 23.94% Latino 21.62% Asian 0.55% Native American 0.53% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.45% other 1.28% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	570,323
Registration	65.27% Democratic 6.61% Republican 23.92% No party preference

California's 9th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Nancy Skinner of Berkeley.

The district encompasses the northern East Bay, stretching along the eastern shores of San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. It forms the focal point of the East Bay, centered on Oakland, the third largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area.